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“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World

John Wilson’s whimsical first documentary feature reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of the ubiquitous stuff of construction.

Official trailer: The History of Concrete

American director John Wilson's new film offers more than what the title suggests.

Could Roman concrete have clues on how Pyramid of Giza was built – and saved?

The enduring mystery of how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza – with its 2.3 million multi-tonne stone blocks – has puzzled researchers for centuries. Mainstrea...

How blended cement, used everywhere from ancient Rome to modern London, could help counter climate change

What do the Pantheon, the Burj Khalifa and the Shard have in common? - - The answer is not architecture, height or Instagram appeal. It's what's holding them together. - -...

The world is crumbling in ‘The History of Concrete’

John Wilson's movie reveals the poetry in one of the world's most common materials — and an environmental catastrophe hiding in plain sight.

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Is Anything But Mundane

Wilson's movie debut is primed for absurdity, delving into something that's immanently mundane yet fundamental to the way we live. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? B...

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Trailer Goes Everywhere There Is Concrete

Incorrigible documentarian John Wilson, of HBO's "How To with John Wilson," has crafted a full feature film that's worth its weight in concrete.

The secret message of John Wilson’s debut feature documentary, ‘The History of Concrete’ 

Nobody who’s remotely familiar with John Wilson’s funny, angsty HBO series How To with John Wilson will be surprised to discover that his debut feature documentary, The History of...

Concrete Work HQ Launches Concrete Construction Blog and Educational Resource Hub

Human Waste Could Help Make Stronger, More Sustainable Concrete

Learn how a team of researchers has turned human waste into biochar, a building material that could be used to make sustainable concrete.

Scientists Create Stronger Concrete That Absorbs CO2 From the Air

Concrete usually adds to the world’s carbon burden, but a new formula absorbed CO2 while becoming stronger than a conventional mix. Researchers at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College...

Glass Meets Plastic: Hybrid Fibres Crack the Code for Low-Carbon Bendable Concrete

Concrete is famously strong in compression and famously terrible in tension. For decades, engineers have compensated by drowning brittle cement matrices in steel reinforcement, but...

John Wilson and “The History of Concrete”

The documentary filmmaker met up with the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz at Wilson’s independent movie theatre to discuss his newest endeavor.

MIT researchers made a cement-based device that stores and releases electricity. It uses cement,…

MIT researchers made a cement-based device that stores and releases electricity. It uses cement,...

The Ancient Civilization That Built With Seashells Instead of Stone

Long before modern concrete, Florida’s ancient Calusa kingdom built monumental islands, canals, and mounds entirely out of seashells.

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ from Magnolia Scores Biggest Opening Weekend for Documentary in IFC Center Histo...

Exclusive: The documentary has outgrossed previous record-holder Werner Herzog's "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."

Self-Healing Concrete Recovers Strength and Blocks Water in Deep Mine Shafts

Deep beneath the surface of western China, mine shafts are being sunk through water-saturated, weakly cemented rock strata at depths approaching and exceeding one kilometer. The co...

A Complete Guide to Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Construction

The post A Complete Guide to Steel Reinforcement in Concrete Construction appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Concrete is everywhere in construction. It is used for foundations...

From the Archives: March 20, 1924

This 1924 cover shows a reinforced concrete bridge over the Seine River under construction in Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, France.

Talking concrete and confidence with John Wilson, documentarian of oddball NYC

John Wilson at The Hollywood Reporter Studio at Park City, Utah, 2026. Wilson moves from HBO to the big screen with his new film, "The History of Concrete." It's strong materia...

John Wilson’s ‘The History of Concrete’ Crosses $2 Million at Box Office, Becoming a Major Documentary Hit for Magnolia

The absurdist look at urbanism and architecture is one of the best-performing indie docs of the year.

Turning concrete into community spaces

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Concrete Queen Builds on Family and Experience

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Melanie Raymond founded Concrete Queen LLC in 2021 and has grown the Youngstown-based concre...

‘The History Of Concrete’ Cracks $1 Million, ‘NAZA’ Lifts Off – Specialty Box Office

John Wilson’s Sundance-premiering The History of Concrete from Magnolia Pictures is oh so solid, eyeing $450k on 160 screens in week three for a cume of over $1.2 million cume, mak...